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Ms. Shapiro from Houston, TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Organize Our Classroom!

Help me give my students everything we need to organize our classroom through storage carts, bins and more!

  • $563 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I work at a Title I school, which means my students come from low income/disadvantaged homes. Most are English Learners, and speak a different language at home. We also have a large number of refugees. All students receive free lunches and many receive free clothes from school as well.

Although these students come from low-income households, they are not any less deserving of ​wonderful classroom experience.

I work hard to create a positive classroom environment where students feel comfortable to learn and are set up for success for years to come.

My Project

As most people are aware, teachers are given with basically bare bones classrooms, but we need more to make it into a happy and functional room to meet the needs of 26 students.

All of the items I have requested will make a huge difference in our classroom.

Most items I requested are to help us organize, but some are also to bring positivity and joy into the room through messaging on the pillows and light box.

The two storage carts I requested are to organize our stations and guided reading areas. I have also requested a variety of other organizational bins to organize our supplies. I requested a laminator so that I will be able to reuse things for many years to come and keep them looking clean. I want the lightbox for the classroom, so that the students will have a welcome message as they enter the room each day. The pillows are to add some positive and bright messaging around the room. The whiteboard is to use at the guided reading table. The trackpad will be amazing to use with the smartboard, because our smartboards are very old and often glitchy. The trackpad will allow for easy navigation of different programs from the carpet. The Mr. Sketch markers are something the students love to use to write special letters in class.

Ms. Shapiro
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Honey-Can-Do Rolling Storage Cart and Organizer with 12 Plastic Drawers • Amazon Business $79.99 1 $79.99
Wireless Trackpad Touchpad, VOGEK Rechargeable Trackpad with Multi-Touch Navigation Support Windows 7 Windows 10 on Laptop/Notebook/Desktop Computer (2.4GHz) (Space Grey) • Amazon Business $77.99 1 $77.99
Seville Classics 15-Drawer Organizer Cart, White • Amazon Business $73.84 1 $73.84
IRIS USA, Inc DPC-24 24 Drawer Sewing and Craft Parts Cabinet, White • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Scotch PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam Technology Automatically Prevents Misfed Items , 2 Roller System (TL906) • Amazon Business $31.99 1 $31.99
Small Dry Erase White Board – Magnetic Desktop Foldable Whiteboard Portable Mini Easel Double Sided on Table Top with Holder for Kids Drawing, Teacher Instruction, Memo Board. • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
Skyseen Cloud Rainbow Shaped Pillow & Home Decorative Creative Cushion & Vivid Plush Stuffed Toy B • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Heidi Swapp Light Box by American Crafts | 13 x 10-inch White Cinematic Lightbox • Amazon Business $23.30 1 $23.30
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 x 11.4-Inches, 3 mil thick, 200-Pack, Clear (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Wise Outdoors 5601-40 Small Utility Dry Box, White • Amazon Business $10.51 1 $10.51
Fahrendom Pastel Nursery Décor Be a Unicorn in a Field of Horses Motivational Sign Inspirational Quote Decoration Cotton Linen Home Decorative Throw Pillow Case Cushion Cover for Sofa Couch 18 x 18 In • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
TOMKEY Hidden Zippered Pillowcase Good Vibes only Inspirational Motivational Happy 20X20Inch,Decorative Throw Custom Cotton Pillow Case Cushion Cover for Home Sofas,bedrooms,Offices,and More • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
Strathmore 59-854 Laser Vellum Inkjet Paper, 8.5"x11", 50 Sheets • Amazon Business $9.92 1 $9.92
Mr. Sketch Scented Stix Markers, Fine Tip, Assorted Colors, 10-Count • Amazon Business $5.45 1 $5.45

Materials cost

$441.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$478.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.45

Total project goal

$563.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$563.00

3 Donors

-$356.00

Donations toward project cost

-$302.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.40

match offer

-$207.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$175.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.05

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$0.00

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